SimpleComTools, LLC
XML1000 – User Manual
SimpleComTools, LLC
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COM1000 connected to a serial cellular data modem
Wireless Network Connection (Cellular)
To connect an XML1000 to an Ethernet LAN, simply use a Serial Device Server such as the Digi One SP or
the Lantronix UDS-10.
Configuring and Querying the device
When sending XML formatted commands to the XML1000, it is important know some basic rules:
1 – Messages send to the device are XML documents.
When you format an XML based command to configure or query the XML1000, all the rules
that pertain to document presentation apply. That means that commands must be both
well-formed and valid. If a command does not meet those rules, the XML1000 will return a
document with the <ERROR> element.
2 – Messages face parsing time limitations
XML formatted commands are processed by the XML1000 parser as a complete message.
Therefore typing an XML formatted message one character at a time will not work.
There is not way to type commands fast enough to send commands by hand.
3 – Support for short (abbreviated) notation.
XML formatted commands may be either normal or abbreviated notation.
For example – when querying the device using the ROOT element, you can send either:
<XML1000></XML1000> Long
Notation
or
<XML1000/>
Abbreviated Notation
Sample of communicating with an XML1000
using HyperTerminal over TCP/IP.
Sending the ROOT element to the device can
be done using the Copy/Paste command.
